Getting Started: How to Create Your First Vue.js Project

Getting Started: How to Create Your First Vue.js Project person Vishnu Hari | Published: Sun Sep 2023

Vue.js empowers developers to build dynamic and interactive web applications through its approachable and versatile framework.

Before you can run a Vue.js app on your computer, you'll need to install Node.js. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that lets you execute JavaScript code outside of a browser.

Installing vue-cli

Vue-cli is a helpful command-line tool for creating and handling Vue.js applications. Install it globally using npm to easily access it from your command line interface (CLI).

npm install -g @vue/cli

Once the installation is complete, restart your CLI terminal to ensure that the latest commands are loaded. Then, test if vue-cli is functioning properly by running the command:

vue --version

Generating a Vue Project

Navigate to your desired location using the command prompt, and then create a new project by running the following command

vue create hello-world

Highlight 'default' using the arrow keys and press Enter. Now, wait for your project to be generated

Go to the project directory by using 'cd' command, and then run the Vue.js app using the following command.

npm run serve

This will launch a development server that monitors changes in your app's source code. Open your browser and go to the URL displayed in your terminal

Congratulations! You've entered your very first Vue.js app!